Time Loops – A Conversation with Christa Wolf
Journalist Daniela Dahn interviews the East-German author Christa Wolf during the German reunification: reflections on history, changing politics, life and work.
Everyone Dreams of a Horse
Everyone dreams of a horse – and especially four Kulman family children…
I Thought You Liked Me
On the way to summer camp, eleven-year-old Lena develops a crush on Wolfgang, but Antonia is interested in him too. Although Lena and Wolfgang grow closer to each other, camp…
Romance with Amelie
The time is World War II and Juergen Siebusch (Thomas Stecher) and his mother (Gudrun Ritter) are retreating along with the German army, just ahead of the invading Russian forces….
The Owl Paula
A young boy is getting ready to start school and can’t wait till September 1st.
Solo Sunny
Sunny is the singer of band trying to establish itself in the music-scene of East-Berlin. They play regular gigs in small towns, but Sunny feels out of touch with the…
Until Death Do Us Part
Scenes from an East German marriage. A young couple, Sonya and Jens, are very much in love; they get married and have a child. When Sonya wants to go back…
Then I’ll Just Get Out…
Rowing rider Klas Miggelsen is upset because his coach Breiting puts him in a boat together with amateur Heiner , How should he ever celebrate sporting successes with the beginner?
The Legend of Paul and Paula
Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all affection for his wife, and Paula leads a troublesome life raising two…
Elf Jahre alt
This episode paints the picture of a fifth grade class in Golzow. What would the children and their teachers film, if they were a director? Both are excited and share…
Memento
A film about Jewish cemeteries in East Berlin, based on a screenplay by GĂĽnter Kunert, with text by Rabbi Martin Riesenburger. There are shots of gravestones and inscriptions – deported,…
Entlassen auf Bewährung
After causing a deadly hit-and-run motorcycle accident, Conny Schenk spends two years in prison, where he is able to complete a printing apprenticeship and is released early for good behavior….
When Martin Was Fourteen
Martin′s and his girlfriend′s Kathrin′s childhood comes to an abrupt end in 1920, when their Mecklenburg village is drawn into the events surrounding the Kapp putsch. By accident, Martin discovers…
Naked Among Wolves
Based on a true story of inmates at KZ Buchenwald that risked their lives to hide a small Jewish boy shortly before the liberation of the camp.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
For the corpulent nobleman Sir John Falstaff, the inn in the small English town of Windsor is the best of all places. Here he can indulge in excessive dining and…
Heart of Stone
Lavish adaptation of Wilhelm Hauff′s fairy tale: Young charburner Peter Munk dreams of joining the upper class. He makes a deal with the sinister Holländer-Michel, who offers to trade Peter′s…